Gartner has just published its annual list of leading supply chains in Asia Pacific.
According to James Lisica, Research Director, Gartner, Asia Pacific supply chain leaders continue to create agile and lean supply chains capable of dealing with regional challenges.
“We have observed some key...

Top 10 technologies for information security and their implications for security organisations in 2014 have been recently highlighted by Gartner.
“Enterprises are dedicating increasing resources to security and risk. Nevertheless, attacks are increasing in frequency and sophistication. Advanced...

Create the right mindset and shared understanding
Digital business is not just about expanding the use of technology. Digital business leaders must think about technology in a fundamentally different way than in the past. It is not an enabler to be applied to what the business wants to do – but...

Time and cost escalation, are not very uncommon facts as far as project completion is concerned. However, always those are not uncontrollable. A stitch in time saves nine. Right people, right estimation of time frame (with reasonable allowance) and right finance at the right time are very...

With the rapid evolution of technology, the way distribution centers do business has changed drastically in the last one decade or so. Are you aware of those changes, and tackling, the biggest challenges facing warehouses today? Here are six eye-opening focus areas for improvement. An efficient...

Are you planning for a strategic vendor sourcing initiative? Are you trying to improve the present complicated situation with right partnership? In any case, you should remember, a critical success factor for selecting the best-fit partner is seeing them in action. And the best way to see them in...

Introduction
Lean is not just about production any more – it can generate positive results across the value chain and have a profound effect on the long-term sustainability of any enterprise. In a successful next-generation lean initiative, operational efficiency drives increased productivity...

Big data is not just for predicting election outcomes and mapping genomes. General Electric (GE) is betting on the so-called Industrial Internet — a term they coined — to help manufacturers boost performance, streamline processes and better compete in the global marketplace.
Essentially, the...

Manufacturers need to be internally strong to beat the market cometition. Stringent control of internal processes and prevention of mistakes – ultimately lead to huge savings – by reducing excess of inventory, need for re-work, necessity of extra manpower, risk factors, delayed or wrong delivery...

California-based Freightgate team is suggesting that in 2013, supply chain managers will stringently focus on five critical areas, namely – ‘sustainability, visibility, predictive analytics, innovation and partnerships'.
Sustainability
Business leaders will focus on best-in-class...

Market Info

The demand of fingerprint sensors is growing immensely with an increasing acceptance of smartphones and tablets. Its global market is projected to cross $14.35 Billion by 2020, says a report by by MarketsandMarkets.